Legal Opinion

In Re Marriage of Wisniewski

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 12, 1982No. 17437, 17477 consPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills

Division of pension benefits in a dissolved marriage.

Expert testimony should be heard to assist the court.

None here.

We send it back.

Petitioner appeals from the apportionment of property and award of maintenance following dissolution of marriage. The main point of contention involves classification of his pension as marital property and the valuation of the pension. He also appeals an order finding him in contempt for failure to pay the maintenance and make other arrangements for settlement in compliance with the court order. We reverse and remand the property and maintenance awards. The…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McCarty v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. In Re Marriage of BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Cearley v. CearleyTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Kujawinski v. KujawinskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of WilderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  2. In Re Marriage of SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  3. In Re Marriage of RubinsteinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  4. In Re Marriage of KorperAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  5. In Re Marriage of ChegerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991

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